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In the video, a guy in a military uniform, calling himself a Ukrainian army sergeant, claims that the Ukrainian forces are in face working alongside the Russian troops and there has been no pressure from the Russian soldiers.Mar 10, 2014

New Delhi, March 10 (ANI): BJP and Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) have formed an alliance for upcoming general elections that start April 07. Leaders from both the parties met at the BJP office on Monday in New Delhi. President for BJP Rajnath Singh called the merger a welcome move. BJP has been trying for an alliance with major regional parties to gain the maximum seats in the general election. Meanwhile, two senior leaders, Chandan Lal Patwari and Hitendra Nath Goswami of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) joined BJPMar 10, 2014

New Delhi, Mar 10 (ANI): AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal committed a slip-up at his rally in Ahmedabad when he paid homage to four RTI activists, of whom three happens to be alive. Reacting on the same, JD (U) leader KC Tyagi laughed at the matter. Congress leader Kapil Sibal said that he has a habit of doing such things. BJP Leader Nalin Kohli said that it is unfortunate that he is making such statements without giving a thought. Meanwhile, AAP Leader Ashutosh said that sometime such mistakes happen.Mar 10, 2014

New Delhi, March 10 (ANI): Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, former Samajwadi Party leaders Amar Singh and Jaya Prada on Monday joined Ajit Singh's Rashtriya Lok Dal. will contest the Lok Sabha elections from Fatehpur and Jaya Prada will fight from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh. Singh and Jaya Prada were expelled from the Samajwadi Party in February, 2010 for leading "a capitalist and communalist invasion.Mar 10, 2014

New Delhi, March 10 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minsiter Akhilesh Yadav on Monday faced criticism from the former leaders of his party for sacking ministers Anand Singh and Manoj Paras allegedly for anti-party activities. The development came days after Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav warned UP ministers to "mend" their ways or face the sack. Former SP Leader, Kamal Farooqui said that there is no principle based politics in Samajwadi Party. Another former leader Shahid Siddiqui said that the SP has become an autocratic party.Mar 10, 2014

New Delhi/ Lucknow, Mar 10 (ANI): Politicos on Monday reacted to the rift in BJP over seats in Varanasi and Lucknow. Lucknow BJP MP Lalji Tandon has said that he will not vacate his seat for anyone other than party's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. According to reports, BJP President Rajnath Singh wants to contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Lucknow seat. Speaking on the same, Congress leader Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that he don't have anything to comment on seat distribution. Further, BJP leader Kalraj Mishra said that there is no rift within the party over this issue. Meanwhile, JD (U) leader KC Tyagi said that there is a lot of uncertainty in BJP. AAP Leader Ashutosh asked BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi why does he want to contest elections from two places and that Modi is scared that he is going to lose to AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal and this is the reason he wants to secure the other seat.Mar 10, 2014

Farrukhabad / Ahmednagar, March 10 (ANI): Union Foreign Minister, Salman Khurshid, said that the government has offered help to the Malaysian government to trace the missing plane with 239 people on board. Officials investigating the disappearance of the Malaysia Airlines jetliner with 239 people on board suspect it may have disintegrated in mid-flight, a source told, as Vietnam reported a possible sighting of the wreckage of the plane. Khurshid sent a condolence message on behalf of the nation. Family members of the five Indian passengers missing in the incident are anxiously waiting for any information about the fate of the plane and their near and dear ones. K V Shirsath, father-in-law of missing Indian passenger, Kranti Shirsath, said that she was on her way to China to meet her husband.Mar 10, 2014

Amroha, March 10 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister, Ajit Singh, sought the division of the most densely populated Uttar Pradesh into four parts for better governance. Singh, who is also chief of Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), said that the state was so huge in terms of population that it could easily be called the sixth largest country in the world. The RLD chief hit out at BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi.Mar 10, 2014

Lucknow, March 10 (ANI): It seems BJP's blues over tickets for its top guns has deepened. Lucknow BJP MP Lalji Tandon said that he will not vacate his seat for anyone other than party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi. According to reports, BJP President Rajnath Singh wants to contest the Lok Sabha elections from the Lucknow seat.Mar 10, 2014

Vidisha, March 10 (ANI): BJP Leader Sushma Swaraj, warned the ruling Congress of the country's changing environment due to the growing opposition to the Manmohan Singh- led government which is tainted by the recently unearthed growing series of scams. The BJP leader was accompained by chief minister of the state, Shivraj Singh Chouhan.Mar 10, 2014